2024

FÊTE DE L'INDÉPENDANCE

Paramaribo
Official festival
Suriname celebrates its independence from the Netherlands on November 25, ... Read more
2024

YEAR-END FESTIVITIES

Paramaribo
Parties
The year-End Celebrations (Owru Yari) are spectacular and full of popular ... Read more
2024

HOLI PHAGWA

Official festival
The famous festival of colors is celebrated during the full moon of the ... Read more
2024

JOURNÉE DE L'IMMIGRATION CHINOISE

Official festival
This is the day of commemoration of the arrival of the first Chinese ... Read more
2024

PÂQUES

Religious festival
Easter is celebrated in families and in Catholic churches. Good Friday and ... Read more
2024

JOURNÉE DES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET DE L'IMMIGRATION JAVANAISE

Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
Every year, on 9 August, Suriname dedicates a day to its indigenous ... Read more
2024

FÊTE DES NOIRS-MARRONS - LOWERMAN DEI

Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
October 10, 1760 is commemorated as the date on which the Auca peace treaty ... Read more
2024

RAMADAN

Religious festival
The Ramadam is the moment of fasting for Muslim people. It begins on the ... Read more
2024

FOIRE ANNUELLE DE L'AGRICULTURE

Paramaribo
Parties
In the central market hall in Paramaribo, you will find all the products of ... Read more
2024

JOUR DE LA RÉVOLUTION ET DE L'INNOVATION

Official festival
On February 25, 1980, a military coup, known as the "Sergeants' ... Read more
2024

FÊTE DU TRAVAIL

Official festival
Labour Day is also celebrated in Suriname with festivities in Paramaribo ... Read more
2024

MILAN KA DIEN

Parties
This national holiday commemorates the arrival of the first indies ... Read more
2024

KETI KOTI

Paramaribo
Parties
July1 is Keti Koti, "cut the chains" in Sranan tongo, the commemoration of ... Read more
2024

DIWALI

Religious festival
Diwali is also known as Deepavali, Dipavali, Dewali, Deepawali, or simply ... Read more
2024

ID-UL-MAULID

Religious festival
The 12th of Rabia Al Awal (the third month of the Islamic, lunar calendar) ... Read more